The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-12
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precisely at Ave-"
Mr., Wthshrcok waved hin glove bach
wssd toward hia villa as he ran down III
ssepa and walked bsIskly to the G!rse
corner, there TO await down town car.
Mrs.. Westbrook stood on tho a!eps for
nlnuteor two, looking bright and tslm /,
her plain bingham morning dress, with II
Hated 10 lles, aud tho bow Of blue ribbon
at her throat, whllo be-, white apron look
ed AZ fresh ~ II Il had juAt come from tht
laundry.
Just oppolite, IN elegant lille coup,
waited as tho door OF O brown ttone man
gion-aud presently q uuporby dreeuet
lady came out, dressed In iuys, eatins and
yelvets-Airs. Diainc, by nanie-and en-
,eied 1t, su
"shs Is going to tho morning mt at
ranbusinis," thought Mrs. Wcs,brook,
ss che watched tho rqlipage drive away.
"Ah, what d slavery 10 fashionable llie!''
Mr.. Weetbrook, however, thought dit.
tololtly, 90 the lady In question whlrled
past him. with tt gracious inclination Q!
her head, and stnilo that faded almos.
lnalan.!y away.
N VIM kstio's tastes ran q little mo:a
in that channel" said hs 10 himself.
machine"
| Whiip be stood thoro waiting for tie
dilGtory car, two little children ran down
Tho ttreel-a boy and girl. Willie and
Edie Draine. Mr.. Wes.biook know them
| by sight. aa
.fIey were magniIi: Gently Ritired In
lrills, l7uucss and rich embroidery, but
they looked blue md cold, Eevestholess.
"Child,en, "snld Mr.. Westb.ooh, "whets
iro you going? Where Ia your nurse ?"
"Dtidges hae gone down In the kitchen
10 tslE with her beau" said Ejie, in 4
sh'ill ietisnt tone. -s-is.
"Doea yorr mother allow you 10 70 out
80, without anyth!n. on your heads?"
asked Mr.. Westbrok. SOS.
Another doesn't care" Willie made an.
aver, "Muther aays, 10 away and don't
bother me-"
well, never mind that" said NJ. West
brck. not altogether ss.is6sd With tho
seatiGony be way eliciling. $50 back
hane q. Onc0" 81. am
~ won't, you ugly old mani" retor,sd
Elie. m
"Mird your own business added
Win. "We will 20 where We please"
Just then the car came along aud Mr..
Wea.bfoo&, already delayed, Bprang on
tho back platform and dismissed oil
thought OF the young rebels from bis mind.
Katie" said he, that night, when be
had returned irom basincss, "why Is /.
that you DO not 20 cut little more, like
your neighbor, Mrs. Draine?"
Airs. WcBsbrook laughed. She was uu.
Gtersing her ycunIegt child, chubby III.
To creature, with blue eyes and hair curl.
sEK in tiny rings c!oEe to It's year.old head.
"Because," said che, ~ can't DO two
things at once"
1 don't understand" ..s
"PsrhspO | had better have esia half q
dczen," said Mrg. WcBtbrook. "Mrs,
Draiae leaves her children TO tho care o!
servants. | could not do that. Mrs
Dra!ns Gends them away from her when
they come With wissful looks and piteous,
tearDtslned faces; nte Gays she hae nc,
lime to do EnfGu'a work. On, Charles
do yon aappcsc my child could ever sp'
peal 10 me in vain?"
"There 10 como truth and common
seuso in her view OF the matter" said Mr
Westbrook, thougbtfuliy stroking bis
beard. "a mother should not allow her.
cell to he narrowed down into channel
oil mere household drudgsry. She needs
contact With the outBids world, to ffesher
up her ideaE--to -" Ea.'
land who Is TO take care OF The children
Ia tho. meantlmeP" interrupted Mira
WestbrooE, rather moro sharply than hol
usual won't my dear Charlie, theory |.
very good, but practices Is better. Whcr
God mads me mother lie meant that
should aBSImo all Of r mothers duties
and II any other5 conl:ctcd with them t.
AJAX my own heart which should bs frs
and hottest" +
Mr.. Weatbrook was silent. He bad ,
reserve oil arguments In his mind, bu
somehow the eight OF Katie, sitting Their,
among her littlo ones, like dovs sur
fopnded by her young, diearmed his men
tai eworG. ''2-
well, we'll" said he. "hsyo It you
own way. Only Mrs. Draine, no NOR
lcnltiysted or intellectual than yourself
haa risen 10 tho rank Of leader Of aociety
and belongs to all tho literary arsocia
tons, oil tie elegant roc.al gatherings /,
Iown. ~ .>z 49,
"Yes," paid Katie, II admit all thai
But MIR. Draine 10 merchant, With q,
Independent income. You Rie caahic
s. on q limited GALAXY. II kept house q
Alra. Draino doee. everything would DO O
siSea and sevene." -
"What a very common e1presaioa
Katie"
But It meano 60 much, Oharlca."
Mrs. Weetb!Gok wGB III her nuraery
teT minutea later, when tho ono littl
maid that sho kept, came hu,rying u
stairs, wipirs her hand on her checke
ginRham apron.
dear ms'am," said ahe, breatbless!
eager to communicate the newe, there's
dreadful thing" :
"What ia it, Lizzls2" asked her mil
tresa. 7r g.
M "Mru. Draine's nurae has just been owe
ma'sul, a.ctyiug and n.tGkiny OH dreadful
= Tbs poor deHr children Ia lost p -
"Loat! In city like thisl Impose
. bleW $780,
I "But they ;e, me'sm. There amt nosl
In been seen OF 'em oince nine o'cloc
this morning. Bridget supposed they
iun after, their mothers cnsrlags-nn
Mrs. D,ainc, she supposed they were sal
at home with Bridget-Ind now they ain
nowhorel And Mira. Draino ahe'a a.goil
- into hyater:cB awful and Mr.. Drains
i swearing fl. to tsko tho top CT tho ceilin
l. = off," -5sr.E.s 5ls 30.
y ."poor creature!" eald Mrs. Wea.brool
q toitly-and arm In arm with her husban
y sho went over to the stately Dtaine nal
y sion to otter her sympathy ind sss.stsnc
u Mr.. Dratne'a teeth wers cot tosethor.
q hia eyed were blazing. -
"a 5"Ipn what we might have expected
~ he said, "neither more nor lebs Ny wi
"a gave up tho caro- Of little ones 10 hirelin
I they have proved 20 little worthy
II trust, rs We might have known. Louisa
10 bis wife, III anything serious has ha
= pened TO our children tho blame will lie
2 your door," '4iLtS q
- Herbert, how can you bs 60 cruel
.,I Heartbeat" scbbed Mrs. Draine. But
en- this moment faco looked In at the ha
= open door-A Taco 30 whit. and ghastly
40 full Of uncxpresaod horror, that Nj
/ Westbrook inrolunsarily hold hor breal
Tho man beckoned to her. ls.-F2
"You arc friend Of tho family 2"
az have coma to see what good COT
a d." ah0 heaitatinsly enswo,el.
PFC. '"Porhaps, then, you can break the !
irld inga to the poor woman" no whispert
a ,sa .sTheso are two children nt the Ora
o,S Western depot badly hurl-and from
dlcs descriptions telographed 10 the police 6
4, tons, wo iear they are tho Loaf children
= this Mr.. Dralns. They had stolen Int
IN freight car, and there fallen asleep-a
n on being suddenly reused and sent out
i Il CAT loader, wandered, In their bexild
81 mens, directly acrcsu the track OF an
- coming engine, Just detached from TIT
~ One cannot eurvive long; the other Is {
NY. seriously II not fatally hurt. They
,soi bringing them hero on Btreichers; 4
ss4s will probably be at tho door by the I
. you can prepare tho mother'u mind q Il